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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Located in Norwich District, Norfolk Coordinates: 52°37′13″ N 1°14′05″ E

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Oxyman · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Bowthorpe
2.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NWI Norwich Airport7 km
STN London Stansted Airport107 km

About Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is a museum. Location: Norwich District, Norfolk.

From Wikipedia

The Sainsbury Centre is an art museum located on the campus of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. The building, which contains a collection of world art, was one of the first major public buildings to be designed by the architects Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman, completed in 1978. The building became Grade II* listed in December 2012.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1978
Architect
Foster and Partners, Wendy Cheesman
Architectural style
high-tech architecture
Heritage designation
Grade II* listed building
Official website
sainsburycentre.ac.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (65 mm)
Driest month
February (39 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)563946434353515455616558

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

The nearest airport is Norwich Airport (NWI), 7 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Stansted Airport (STN) (107 km). The nearest large city is Norwich, 4 km to the east.

Airports

  • Norwich Airport (NWI) Norwich, Norfolk 7 kmnortheast
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 107 kmsouthwest
  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Norwich Population: 143.1K 4 kmeast
  • Ipswich Population: 178.8K 63 kmsouth
  • Colchester Population: 130.2K 84 kmsouth
  • Cambridge Population: 145.7K 89 kmsouthwest
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 101 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 73 natural sites, 122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Cow Holm Island 21 kmE
  • The Islands Island 23 kmSE
  • Bittern Island Island 18 kmNE
  • Snapes Water Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km150 places

  • Weybourne Beach Beach 37 kmN
  • Sheringham Beach Beach 36 kmN
  • Hemsby Beach Beach 33 kmE
  • Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 57 kmSE

60–100 km186 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 60 kmNW
  • West Mersea Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Mersea Island Island 95 kmS
  • Ray Island Island 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bowthorpe Town, Norwich District
    2.3 km NW
  • Norwich City, Norwich District
    4.4 km E
  • Earlham Village, Norwich District
    1.3 km NE
  • West Earlham Neighbourhood, Norwich District
    1.4 km N

Sources & licences

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